Chapter 22: Old Friends
That night, Song Lingyue arrived at Jinkaimen, Song Lang happily pulled her to the dressing room, pushed open the door, a large stack of gift boxes were placed on the table, the top was a small wooden box, the box was open, inside was a pair of gold bracelets, decorated with rubies, the workmanship was very exquisite.
Song Lingyue was dumbfounded, "This, who sent this?" ”
Song Lang stared at a table of gifts, his eyes shining, "The Mu family sent it, this Mu chief is really exquisite, you returned the bracelet, he gave this big gift, or sent it with great fanfare, in this way, you are going to be on the front page again, the face of the Mu family is not comparable to ordinary people." ”
Song Lingyue raised her eyebrows and said casually: "He is afraid that his son will lose face, and the things he gave me have to be taken back because of unavoidable reasons. ”
"That being said, the Mu family's shot is indeed generous, you see the envelope on the table, it was also sent, and it was all for you." Song Lang said, raising his chin against the table.
Song Lingyue walked over and picked it up, opened it and took a look, it turned out to be a thousand yuan, and couldn't help but be speechless, "It is indeed generous, a thousand yuan, enough for the income of ordinary people's families for two or three years, which shows the wealth of the Mu family." ”
Song Lang also answered: "That's not it, these rich people have a lot of money, it's not what you and I can imagine, a thousand yuan is a lot of money for us, for them, it's just the pocket money of the wife and lady of the family, money, the root of all evil." ”
Song Lingyue couldn't help but pat him with an envelope, "You! Money is the root of all evil, but we can't do without it, do you dare to say that you don't like the root of all evil? ”
Song Lang grinned, "Of course I like it, I like you more than money." ”
Song Lingyue laughed self-deprecatingly, didn't answer, a cash cow, it's really a cash cow.
Early the next morning, Song Lingyue took Rong's mother to Yan's Bank, she wanted to open an account, save the surplus money on hand, accumulate little by little, gather a small amount into a lot, and always save all the money to buy back the Song Mansion.
Yan's bank account did not open much, Song Lingyue quickly went through the formalities, and was about to leave with Rong's mother, when a familiar figure fell into her sight, it turned out to be Snow Lotus, who had not been seen for a long time.
Xue Lian wore a fashionable coat, leather boots, and the most popular European-style court perm at the moment, and her exquisite makeup made people shine.
She was holding a well-dressed middle-aged man, who was being greeted by the bank's counselor and walked to the independent office in the back, Song Lingyue hesitated, but still called her, she had too many doubts that she wanted her to answer.
"Snow Lotus? Is it really you? ”
When Xue Lian heard this shout, she turned her head suspiciously, stared at Song Lingyue for a long time, and asked, "This young lady, do we know each other?"
Song Lingyue reached out and touched her cheek, and said with a smile: "Sister Xuelian, it seems that we have all changed, and you can't recognize me anymore." ”
When Xuelian heard this salutation, she glanced at Song Lingyue a few times, and then saw Rong's mother on the side, her face changed in an instant, and she said in surprise: "You, are you, are you Xiaoyue?" ”
Song Lingyue nodded, "It's me, I haven't seen you for a long time, it seems that you are doing well, I asked people to look for you at the beginning, but unfortunately it was all in vain, now I am relieved to see that you are doing well." ”
The man next to Xue Lian saw her talking to a very beautiful woman, pulled her, and asked in a low voice, "Who is this young lady?" You don't introduce it either. ”
Song Lingyue knew the man beside her, he was from the Yan family, and she had already guessed everything without Xuelian explaining, everything at the beginning was a scam.
Xuelian didn't introduce, prevaricated a few words, broke the men around her, and dragged Song Lingyue to the reception room, but Rong's mother didn't follow up and waited for them outside.
"Xiaoyue, what happened back then, I was sorry for you, and I didn't want to collude with them to harm you, and I couldn't help myself, fortunately, you were rescued, otherwise I wouldn't be at ease in my life." Xue Lian explained.
Song Lingyue always had a faint smile on her face, she couldn't blame anyone for the past, the truth was not easy to get, whether it was true or not, it didn't matter anymore, the most important thing was that she didn't owe anyone in the future.
"Sister Xuelian, I don't blame you, I understand, you can marry a good person, and I'm happy for you."
Shelley smiled bitterly and shook his head, "It's just an aunt's wife, there is no affection, it's just that he likes beauty, I covet a stable life, fortunately, there is no shortage of money, he is also good to me, in the next life, count it as a dependent!" ”
Song Lingyue nodded, didn't ask any more questions, and suddenly remembered Sister Hong, the woman who was as bright as fire, and asked instead, "What about Sister Hong?" Is she still in Yanchun Pavilion? ”
Xue Lian replied: "It's gone, her benefactor gave her a sum of money, she redeemed herself for herself, I heard that she opened a small shop, and lived an ordinary but stable life." ”
Song Lingyue sighed, "That's fine, the life she lives is exactly what we wanted to ask for, but couldn't ask for." ”
"What about you? I once saw your obituary in the newspaper, saying that you married Mr. Xia as an aunt's wife, and died of illness, and now you are standing in front of me alive again, and you have become so beautiful, what have you experienced? Xue Lian asked puzzled.
Song Lingyue closed her eyes, as if she didn't want to think back to those days, and said lightly: "You will never want to hear it, I have died in the past, and now I have come back to life after experiencing peeling skin and flesh, and I am already another person, and everything in the past has nothing to do with me." ”
Xuelian is also a person who came out of the mud, no one understands Song Lingyue better than her, smiled knowingly, and said: "I understand, the former Xiaoyue is dead, Xuelian is also dead, and in the future, we are just strangers who know each other." ”
"Okay, don't think about the past, from now on, you and I will be fine!"
"Everyone is well!"
Song Lingyue took Rong Ma out of the bank, facing the sun, for the first time felt that the winter sun was so bright and moving, so warm, she stretched out her arms, happily spinning, Rong Ma saw her so happy, and laughed, I haven't seen her so happy for a long time, as if the carefree Song Lingyue in the past is back again.
On the night of three days later, Nicholas Chen took the dressed Song Lingyue to the banquet, Song Lingyue knocked on the side and learned that Xia Yeqing would not show up, only President Mu and Young Master Mu would attend, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, Xia Yeqing didn't go, she wore a mask again, and she was not worried about being recognized.
The Attorney General's home is a new-style western-style building, the degree of luxury decoration is more than that of the Mu family, there is a separate banquet hall, enough to accommodate hundreds of people, there are several crystal lamps hanging in the hall, the furniture and sofas are imported from Italy, the wine utensils are goblets, the tableware is made of silver, and the West Cub shuttles through the hall and is busy serving wine, the scene is very spectacular.
As soon as Nicholas Chen walked in with Song Lingyue, several people immediately greeted him, some greeted Nicholas Chen first, and some greeted Song Lingyue first, but no matter that person, in the end, she was indispensable to say a few words to Song Lingyue, which shows that her fame is so great now, and the title of the first lady in the capital has spread far away.
The two of them were hugged to the seats in the hall, President Mu arrived with Mu Nian, as soon as Mu Nian saw Song Lingyue, he cheered and wanted to run over, but was frightened back by President Mu's eyes, so he had to follow President Mu around and be polite to people.
The host came out to meet the guests, and gave a speech, and everyone drank the first glass of wine, and the feast began, and soothing music began to play in the hall, and some of them had already danced with their ladies.
Chen Tingfeng put down the cup, and only then did he want to invite Song Lingyue to dance the first dance, as the host of the chief justice, Chief Zhao came over and also wanted to invite Song Lingyue to dance.
Song Lingyue didn't think about it, she handed her hand to Chief Zhao's hand, and followed him to the dance floor.
Mr. Zhao is in his early forties, with a medium build, and today as the owner, he wears a very formal dark suit, very neatly combed short hair, looks very capable, and has a faint smell of tobacco, which is not annoying.
"Miss Moon, you are today's female guest, why should I invite you for this first dance, Commander Chen shouldn't be unhappy, right?" Mr. Zhao danced and whispered.
Song Lingyue said while dancing along with his dance steps: "How come? President Zhao is gracious, it is an honor for me, Commander Chen is a very open-minded person, and it is too late to be happy for me. ”
"Oh?" Chief Zhao smiled, his eyes glanced at the place where Nicholas Chen was sitting, it seemed random, but it had infinite meaning, "Commander Chen asked Miss Moon to praise him so much, it seems that I will have to know more about him in the future." ”
Song Lingyue understood it, and didn't want to lose Nicholas Chen's identity, so she was still silent on the surface, and said with a smile: "The chief and the commander are both high-powered people, and in the future, I will have more dealings with you." ”
Chief Zhao laughed twice, noncommittal, Song Lingyue pretended to be casual and asked: "Today, all the important people from your mansion are from all walks of life, and I am afraid that several chiefs from Kyoto are here, right?" ”
Chief Zhao said: "The others are here, but the chief of customs did not come, this chief is the youngest and promising, but he behaves perversely, and the Xia family has a status in Kyoto, so they have to give him some face." ”
Song Lingyue hesitated for a moment, as if she was thinking about something, "Chief Xia?" Isn't that President Mu's son-in-law of Chenglong? Sure enough, he is young and promising. ”
Chief Zhao asked funny: "What, don't you know this Chief Xia too?" ”
Song Lingyue shook her head, "I don't know, President Mu, President Xia, I have just heard of the name, the most familiar is President Zhao, you are still willing to appreciate your face." ”
Chief Zhao was very useful to these words, and patted his chest with a smile and said, "Hehe! What's so difficult about this, President Xia is just that, President Mu is at the banquet today, wait a minute, I'll introduce you later. ”
Song Lingyue nodded hurriedly, and complimented President Zhao with a look of admiration: "Sure enough, President Zhao is generous, and his connections are much wider than that of my little woman, it seems that if I want to develop in Kyoto for a long time, it depends on you." ”
Mr. Zhao smiled heartily, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, I'll go to Jinkaimen another day and send you the biggest bouquet of roses, and I hope Commander Chen won't be jealous." ”